Hot Work Permit Form

Property and Facilities Division Form 10/01/05

HOT WORK PERMIT

PF220

(Hot Work is not permitted unless this form is completed and signed by Responsible Officer and WCC notified of hot works location.) Name of person/company performing Hot Work: Date of Work: ___________________________

Permit No:______________________ (Work Order Number)

Location of Work: (be specific including building and room number)

Description of Work: This permit is valid from

am/pm on ___/___/___ to

am/pm on ___/___/___

Special Precautions:

The work site has been inspected by me, I have arranged for the fire panel to be isolated and all other necessary precautions taken. Name:

Signed:

Date:

(Person performing the work)

The fire alarm and panel has been isolated and the work site has been inspected by me, and declared safe for hot-work to proceed. Signed:

Name:

Date:

(Responsible Officer)

FIRE WATCH (if required) Work site and all adjacent areas where sparks may have spread were inspected by me during, and for at least thirty (30) minutes after the work was completed and no fire conditions were noted. The fire panel has been de-isolated. Name:

Signed:

Date:

(Fire Watcher)

The fire alarms and thermal/smoke detectors must be isolated before hot works commences. This is done by informing security (07 3365 1234 or internal 51234) of location of hot works and requesting a fire alarm isolation. Hot works commenced at

am/pm

Hot works completed at

* This form to be filed for review by Insurance Officer. *

am/pm

PRECAUTIONS CHECKLIST GENERAL PRECAUTIONS Are flammable and combustibles removed or protected? Are available sprinklers, hose streams and extinguishers in service/operable? Is floor swept clean and wet down where necessary? Is arc flash shielding in place? Is ventilation adequate? Is hot-work equipment in good repair? Is fire watch required? Is fire panel isolated? (Checked with Security) Are smoke/thermal detectors isolated? (Checked with Security) Has Works Control Centre (WCC) been informed of details of hot work? PRECAUTIONS WITHIN 12 METRES OF WORK Are combustible liquid, vapour, gasses removed or protected? Are combustible floors protected? Are flammable liquids, dust, lint removed or protected? Is explosive atmosphere in area eliminated? Are all wall and floor openings covered?

WORK ON WALLS OR CEILINGS Is construction non-combustible and without combustible coverings or insulation? Are combustibles on the other side of wall or ceiling moved away? Are fire resistant coverings under works to collect sparks?

WORK ON ENCLOSED EQUIPMENT Is enclosed equipment cleaned of all combustibles? Are containers purged of flammable liquids/vapours?

FIRE WATCHER Is Fire Watcher required? If required, has Fire Watcher been organised? Is Fire Watcher trained in use of this equipment and sounding alarm? Is Fire Watcher supplied with appropriate fire extinguisher? Has fire panel been de-isolated?

Other precautions taken:

**All questions are to be answered.**

Yes

No

N/A